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The Jammu and Kashmir Electricity Act, 1940

The Jammu and Kashmir Electricity Act, 1940

Infrastructure199775 sections4 chapters

This Act regulates the supply and use of electricity in Jammu and Kashmir. It provides for granting, varying and revoking licences to supply electricity, and for the Government to buy a licensee's undertaking or act as a licensee itself. It also covers licensees' accounts, the laying of lines and works, and safety.

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Part I Part I

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Part II Part II

  1. 3Grant of licences
  2. 4Revocation or amendment of licences
  3. 5Provisions where licence of licensee is revoked
  4. 6Purchase of undertaking
  5. 6AGovernment as licensee
  6. 7Provisions where no purchase and licence revoked with consent of licensee
  7. 8Licensee not to purchase or associate himself with other licensed undertakings or transfer his undertakings
  8. 9General power for Government to vary terms of purchase
  9. 10Annual accounts of licensee
  10. 11Provisions as to the opening and breaking up of streets, railways and tramways
  11. 12Notice of new works
  12. 13Alteration of pipes or wires
  13. 14Laying of electric supply-lines or other works near sewers, pipes or other electric supply-lines or works
  14. 15Streets, railways, tramways, sewers, drains or tunnels broken up to be reinstated without delay
  15. 16Notice to telegraph authority
  16. 17Aerial lines
  17. 18Compensation for damage
  18. 19Point where supply is delivered
  19. 20Power for licensee to enter premises and to remove fittings or other apparatus of licensee
  20. 21Restrictions on licensee's controlling or interfering with use of energy
  21. 22Obligation on licensee to supply energy
  22. 23Charges for energy to be made without undue preference
  23. 24Discontinuance of supply to consumer neglecting to pay charge
  24. 24APower of District Magistrate to order discontinuance of the supply of electric energy
  25. 25Exemption of electric supply-lines or other apparatus from attachment in certain cases
  26. 26Meters
  27. 27Supply of energy outside area of supply

Part III Part III

  1. 28Sanction required by non-licensees in certain cases
  2. 29Provided that such sanction shall not be given within the area of supply of any licensee, without that licensee's consent, unless the Government considers that consent has been unreasonably withheld.
  3. 30Control of transmission and use of energy

Part IV Part IV

  1. 31Protection of railways and canals, docks, wharves and piers
  2. 32Protection of telegraphic, telephonic and electric signalling lines
  3. 33Notice of accidents and inquiries
  4. 34Prohibition of connection with earth and power for Government to interfere in certain cases of default
  5. 35Appointment of Electric Inspectors
  6. 36Power for Government to make rules
  7. 37Further provisions respecting rules
  8. 38Theft of energy
  9. 38AAbetment
  10. 39Penalty for maliciously wasting energy or injuring works
  11. 40Penalty for unauthorised supply of energy by non-licensees
  12. 41Penalty for illegal or defective supply or for non-compliance with order
  13. 42Penalty for illegal transmission or use of energy
  14. 43Penalty for interference with meters or licensee's works and for improper use of energy
  15. 44Penalty for extinguishing public lamps
  16. 45Penalty for negligently wasting energy or injuring works
  17. 46Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for
  18. 47Penalties not to affect other liabilities
  19. 48Penalties where works belong to Government
  20. 49Institution of prosecutions
  21. 50Exercise in certain cases of powers of telegraph authority
  22. 51Arbitration
  23. 52Service of notices, orders or documents
  24. 53Recovery of sums recoverable under certain provisions of the Act
  25. 54Delegation of certain functions of Government to Electric Inspectors
  26. 55Protection for acts done in good faith
  27. 56Repeal and savings

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